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Scientists seek materials that defy friction at the atomic level

Aug 01 2019 6:00 AM

Scientists investigate superslippery materials and other unusual friction feats.

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Monkeys can use basic logic to decipher the order of items in a list

Jul 31 2019 2:03 PM

Rhesus macaque monkeys don't need rewards to learn and remember how items are ranked in a list, a mental feat that may prove handy in the wild.

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A new study challenges the idea that the placenta has a microbiome

Jul 31 2019 1:00 PM

A large study of more than 500 women finds little evidence of microbes in the placenta, contrary to previous reports on the placental microbiome.

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Tiny magnetic coils could help break down microplastic pollution

Jul 31 2019 11:00 AM

Carbon nanotubes designed to release plastic-eroding chemicals could clear the long-lasting trash from waterways.

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This newfound predator may have terrorized the Cambrian seafloor

Jul 30 2019 7:01 PM

A newly discovered spaceship-shaped predator raked through the Cambrian seafloor in search of food.

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TESS has found the first-ever 'ultrahot Neptune'

Jul 30 2019 10:39 AM

NASA's TESS telescope has spotted a world that could be a bridge between other types of exoplanets: hot Jupiters and scorched Earths.

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Debate over the universe's expansion rate may unravel physics. Is it a crisis?
Jul 30 2019 6:00 AM

Measurements of the Hubble constant don't line up. Scientists debate what that means.

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How a 2017 radioactive plume may be tied to Russia and nixed neutrino research
Jul 29 2019 3:45 PM

A botched attempt at producing radioactive material needed for a neutrino experiment may have released ruthenium-106 to the atmosphere in 2017.

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News in Brief
In a first, physicists re-created the sun's spiraling solar wind in a lab
Jul 29 2019 11:00 AM

Some of the sun's fundamental physics have been re-created with plasma inside a vacuum chamber

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Positive attitudes about aging may pay off in better health
Jul 29 2019 6:00 AM

Research into the mind-body connection shows that attitude is everything when it comes to healthy aging.

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Science Visualized
Mapping how the 'immortal' hydra regrows cells may demystify regeneration
Jul 26 2019 12:14 PM

In the continually regenerating hydra, fluorescent markers help researchers track stem cells on the way to their cellular fate.

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Teaser
Giving cats food with an antibody may help people with cat allergies
Jul 26 2019 9:00 AM

Research by pet-food maker Purina aims to disable the major allergen carried in cat saliva, a protein called Fel d1.

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Climate change could raise the risk of deadly fungal infections in humans
Jul 26 2019 6:00 AM

The rise of Candida auris, a deadly fungus spurring outbreaks in the United States and worldwide, may have been aided by climate change.

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Immune system defects seem to contribute to obesity in mice
Jul 25 2019 2:00 PM

Subtle defects affecting T cells altered the animals' microbiome and fat absorption, providing hints of what might also be going on in people.

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50 Years Ago
50 years ago, a drug that crippled a generation found new life as a leprosy treatment
Jul 25 2019 1:00 PM

In 1969, a drug that crippled a generation found new life as a treatment for leprosy.

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NASA's Chandra X-ray telescope celebrates 20 years in space
Jul 25 2019 10:33 AM

The U.S. space agency has released new images for the Chandra X-ray Observatory's 20th birthday.

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